Cyclocephala (Masked Chafers)

Species in this group

Cyclocephala amazona

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cyclocephala melanocephala

Daily sighting probability ~30% · Possible

Cyclocephala signaticollis

Daily sighting probability ~20% · Possible

Cyclocephala brittoni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclocephala lunulata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclocephala lurida

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclocephala porioni

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclocephala sexpunctata

Daily sighting probability ~10% · With luck

Cyclocephala fulgurata

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

Cyclocephala sanguinicollis

Daily sighting probability <5% · Rare

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Daily sighting probability by month

Probability-weighted average across the group's species

~10%

Jan

~10%

Feb

~10%

Mar

~10%

Apr

~10%

May

~10%

Jun

~10%

Jul

~10%

Aug

<5%

Sep

<5%

Oct

~20%

Nov

~20%

Dec

When they're spotted

When the group's species are recorded (aggregated)

Where to see Masked Chafers

Warmer areas are where this group is recorded most often. Our parks Our cities

Parks Ranked

#	Park	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Brownsberg Nature Park	🇸🇷 Suriname	2 of 10	~50%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~30%
	Cyclocephala melanocephala			~30%
2	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	6 of 10	~50%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~20%
	Cyclocephala brittoni			~10%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			~10%
	Cyclocephala melanocephala			~10%
	Cyclocephala porioni			~10%
	Cyclocephala sexpunctata			~10%
3	Pico Bonito National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	1 of 10	~20%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~20%
4	Royal National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~20%
	Argentinian Scarab			~20%
5	Bastimentos Island National Marine Park	🇵🇦 Panama	1 of 10	~20%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~20%
6	Blue Mountains National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~20%
	Argentinian Scarab			~20%
7	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	3 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~10%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			<5%
	🦋 Cyclocephala sanguinicollis			<5%
8	Tayrona National Natural Park	🇨🇴 Colombia	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala melanocephala			~10%
9	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	3 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala brittoni			<5%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			<5%
	Cyclocephala fulgurata			<5%
10	Main Ridge Forest Reserve	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~10%
11	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			~10%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~10%
12	Tortuguero National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~10%
13	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala brittoni			~10%
14	Lamington National Park	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Argentinian Scarab			~10%
15	Arenal Volcano National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			~10%
16	Manu National Park	🇵🇪 Peru	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala melanocephala			~10%
17	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
18	Tapantí-Macizo de la Muerte National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	1 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			~10%
19	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	1 of 10	<5%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			<5%

Cities Ranked

#	City	Country	Species	Daily sighting probability
1	Sydney	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~20%
	Argentinian Scarab			~20%
2	Melbourne	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~20%
	Argentinian Scarab			~20%
3	Panama City	🇵🇦 Panama	2 of 10	~10%
	Cyclocephala amazona			~10%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			~10%
4	Brisbane	🇦🇺 Australia	1 of 10	~10%
	Argentinian Scarab			~10%
5	Sacramento	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
6	Baltimore	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
7	Chicago	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
8	Mesa	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
9	Washington	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
10	Detroit	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
11	Austin	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	~10%
	Southern Masked Chafer			~10%
12	Houston	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
13	Los Angeles	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
14	Miami	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
15	Dallas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
16	Las Vegas	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
17	Buenos Aires	🇦🇷 Argentina	1 of 10	<5%
	Argentinian Scarab			<5%
18	San Antonio	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
19	San Francisco	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
20	San Diego	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
21	Orlando	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
22	Philadelphia	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
23	Monterrey	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	<5%
	Cyclocephala lunulata			<5%
24	Phoenix	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
25	Denver	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
26	Mexico City	🇲🇽 México	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%
27	New York City	🇺🇸 United States	1 of 10	<5%
	Southern Masked Chafer			<5%

Masked Chafers

Species in this group

Cyclocephala amazona

Cyclocephala melanocephala

Argentinian Scarab

Cyclocephala brittoni

Cyclocephala lunulata

Southern Masked Chafer

Cyclocephala porioni

Cyclocephala sexpunctata

Cyclocephala fulgurata

Cyclocephala sanguinicollis

Daily sighting probability by month

When they're spotted

Where to see Masked Chafers

Parks Ranked

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